[Table/Fig-10]:
Indian studies on NTDs from 1985 to 2013
| S.No. | Authors | Study area | Study period | No. of deliveries | No.of cases with NTD s | Incidence (/1000 births) | Male | Female | Anencephaly | Encephalocele | Spina bifida | Iniencephaly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kulkarni et al., [13] | Urban | Mar-Aug 1984 | 5500 | 62 | 11.3 | * | * | 31 | 5 | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Kulkarni et al., [14] | Urban | 1985-1987 | 3500 | 40 | 11.42 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 3 | Mini et al.,[15] | Urban | Jan 1988-Aug 1990 | 9220 | 65 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 36 | 1 | 24 | - |
| 4 | Anil et al., [9] | Rural | 2002-2003 | 1218 | 10 | 8.2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 5 | Mahadevan & Vishnu Bhat [16] | Urban | 1998-2004 | 54738 | 310 | 5.7 | 120 | 190 | 98 | 36 | 170 | - |
| 6 | Sharada [17] | Urban | May-Sep 1999 | 3000 | 32 | 10.66 | 20 | 10 | 12 | - | 16 | - |
| 7 | Suresh & Dhananjay [18] | Urban | 2004-2009 | 4125 | 13 | 3.15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 8 | ShantaKumari et al., [19] | Urban | 2008-2013 | * | 167 | 4.47 | * | * | 53 | 19 | 76 | 9 |
| 9 | Present study | Urban | 2009-2013 | 3220 | 9 | 2.79 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
* – Not Available